Difference between revisions of "Creating your ssh keys (private/public)"

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To create your public/private keys
  
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http://msysgit.github.com/
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Windows users
  
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grab the latest version and install
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open the Git Bash window
  
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during your install it will ask about converting to window files say no keep as is (unix)
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Linux users
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open any terminal application
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"
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# Enter file in which to save the key
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# Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
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# Enter passphrase again
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replace the "your_email@example.com" with your actual email address. You can use the default for the file name to generate the key.
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Copy the key to your clipboard
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pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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Now you should have a copy in your clipboard of your public key. Send the key to steve@gaslightmedia.com.

Revision as of 16:38, 30 October 2013

To create your public/private keys

Windows users

open the Git Bash window


Linux users

open any terminal application 

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"
# Enter file in which to save the key
# Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): 
# Enter passphrase again

replace the "your_email@example.com" with your actual email address. You can use the default for the file name to generate the key.


Copy the key to your clipboard 

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Now you should have a copy in your clipboard of your public key. Send the key to steve@gaslightmedia.com.

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